Per MSNBC: Jose Padilla was convicted of federal terrorism support charges Thursday after being held for 3 1/2 years as an enemy combatant in a case that came to symbolize the Bush administration’s zeal to stop homegrown terror.
Padilla and co-defendants Adham Amin Hassoun and Kifah Wael Jayyousi face life in prison because they were convicted [...]
Will history be kind to Krazy Karl?
Turdblossom will leave the Executive Branch at the end of August. This marks the end of his reign of terror on the United States.
Or does it? There are plenty of articles out there trying to lay claim to what they think Krazy Karl will do next, after the dust settles and his wife and son [...]
Fox Noise busted! Vandalizing Wikipedia
It’s all over the internets, FNC (Fox News Corp) has been busted vandalizing Wikipedia. From TV Newser:
Ungerleider writes, “Bloggers Geeks Are Sexy compiled a list of Fox News’ extensive Wikipedia edits – which, among other things, posted false information about the ratings of Fox News shows, accused Keith Olbermann of making light of Peter Jennings’ [...]
Fast-tracking death row inmates
Bush did the same thing when he ran the state of Texas. He is set to ‘fast-track’ death row inmates, removing what has been due process for an inmate sentenced to death for a crime. As the IHT article points out:
The US Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales – Mr Bush’s top legal adviser during the spree [...]
The RNC now claiming Executive Privilege??
From Jason Leopold and TruthOut come this story:
The Republican National Committee said it will not abide by a subpoena and turn over documents to a Congressional committee investigating the firings of at least eight US attorneys last year because the RNC is waiting to see if the White House will assert [...]
Rover resigns..or does he?
The story broke not by a reporter, but the OpEd guy at the WSJ. Strange wouldn’t you say? This story also breaks on the heels of a nasty writeup by the Atlantic Monthly.
Personally, I don’t know if this is good news or bad news..but Rover is resigning effective end of August. WaPo as well as [...]
Why do Gays and Lesbians vote and hetero’s don’t?
Its a valid question after reading today’s LAT article entitled: Gay and Lesbian voting power. The answer seems simple enough; “We have far more at stake than the average voter, and we’re therefore far more engaged in the political process.”-says Tom Roth, President of Community Marketing.
But I challenge that response. The Hetero voters have much [...]
So..coming soon..The Draft??
This YouTube video suggests it has always been in the backs of the little minds running BushCo. SuzieQ blogged about this yesterday. Video courtesy of American’s Against Escalation in Iraq.
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Washington—Friday Lt. Gen. Lute, the President’s new war adviser – commonly referred to as the war czar, announced that he is considering reinstating a military draft [...]
Saturdays Cats in Sinks
A new addition to our blog is Cats in Sinks…from the ever-popular place of the same name. Now, some folks might not like cats. I used to be one of you, but sadly..I was overcome with emotion when I started feeding the ferals living in my backyard. I haven’t been the same person since.
An elegant [...]
SoS Debra Bowen needs our support fellow Californians..
I try not to write regional pieces, but this one needs to be addressed and we have several writers and readers that live in CA. Democracy for America, aka DFA has sent out an email asking voters to support the decisions made last week by our Secretary of State. Debra Bowen made a huge decision [...]
